Ben wasnât quite sure what he was expecting from a party thrown by the Rascals. Working at the club sure lent itself to grand ideas of beer kegs and old leather dads, but the decrepit asylum theyâd wound up at made him reconsider not wearing real pants. It looked like something that Jesse dreamt up, or maybe something that dreamt up Jesse. Benâs eyes lingered on the old, broken down sign directing them towards a hospital ward and deeply pondered his theory. Where did Jesse go anyway?
âMy god, this place looks like a nightmare. I love it,â Miranda squealed, giving Benâs elbow a squeeze. Flanked by both Bubbles and Buttercup, Ben and his slew of busty babes were easily the most colourful (and naked) things among the slow pour of skeptical party-goers.
Kelly looked far less impressed as she stepped over broken glass and nudged Benâs foot out of the way as he tromped through the place like a graceless golem. âIt definitely has character. Hey M, did you bring the stuff?â
âObviously, whereâs Ben gonna put it? In his ass?â Miranda and Kelly exchanged looks across the expanse of Benâs chest before passing out a stash of what looked like bubble gum from her purse. She poured a pile of pink squares into Benâs hands, stuffing a couple of them into the tiny, useless pockets cut into his little lycra shorts. âYouâre gonna need a lot. I know you.â
âWhatâs that supposed to mean?â Ben scrunched his face as Kelly packed a piece of gum into his mouth and turned his cap backwards.Â
âYouâre going to lose them all is what she means,â Kelly explained politely, although they all knew what she meant was that he was going to give them all away either by hand or by mouth. âDonât eat them all at the same time, Ben. I donât want last year happening again.â
Ben smacked his gum, already distracted by the speckling of people coming in through their entrance. âDonât worry, I taped my shorts on this year,â he told her absently as he tipped his chin up over her blonde pig tails and hollered at no one in particular before impulsively throwing a handful of bubblegum into the crowd. âHappy Halloween, you guys!âÂ
Both girls cried his name in horror as they watched their drugged candy spray into the masses like pink acid rain.Â